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Debbie Philp

Feb 15
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Moon Magic: Full Moon in Leo

By Blog, Moon Magic
Each New and Full Moon I dig into lunar astrology to write my newsletter and to set the theme for the associated Turtle Journey. I am not an astrologer, but I have enjoyed learning about this one aspect of astrology. I share some of what I am discovering here, along with a bit of magic. When the Moon is full,…
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Feb 11
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Episode 107: Practicing Love

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
Before I recorded this episode, I sat outside for meditation, as I do daily, watched the squirrels, and contemplated love. The squirrels have been flirting with each other of late, but the love I was thinking of was not the romantic kind, but the deeper, divine love at the center of our beings – yours, mine, the squirrels’, and all…
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Feb 09
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bust part of statue of St. Francis of Assisi showing him petting a beetle perched on his finger

St. Francis and the Wolf

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
When I began my research into St. Francis for an interfaith seminary essay, I knew little of him beyond his designation as patron saint of ecology and the animals. I was curious how he became associated with animals and found a story about a wolf that intrigued me, especially in the context of wolf conservation challenges in the United States.…
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Feb 08
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Moon Magic: Second Quarter Moon in Taurus

By Blog, Moon Magic
Each New and Full Moon I dig into lunar astrology to write my newsletter and to set the theme for the associated Turtle Journey. I have recently begun to look at the Quarter Moons as well. I am not an astrologer, but I have enjoyed learning about this one aspect of astrology. I share some of what I am discovering…
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Feb 04
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Episode 106: Yoga for a Warrior’s Heart

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
The yoga practice sequence in this episode, which I’m calling “Yoga for a Warrior’s Heart,” came out of a moment when I was demonstrating Warrior II for a virtual client and remembered one of Will Keepin’s principles of spiritual leadership. The principle is that love creates the form, just like an open heart creates the alignment in Warrior II. I…
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Feb 03
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a grey squirrel sits on his haunches on snow covered ground behind a fallen branch

A Blanket of Snow

By Blog, Real Wilding
After a warmer-than-average December melted the little snow we received and early January froze that into a dangerous coating of ice, I appreciate the blanket of snow I see now. Even very cold days are brightened by the sunlight reflecting off the ice crystals. It's hard to capture the glitter in photographs, but the squirrel says to trust me that…
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Feb 02
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a close up of a hemlock branch with small pine cones hanging from it and snow covering it

Meeting the Eastern Hemlock

By Blog, Real Wilding
It was an abundance of tiny pinecones dangling below the branches that brought my attention to the tree this winter. I had not paid much attention to this tree in the past, mostly because it was one of the many evergreens that grow here, and I had not spent time getting to know them individually. It is probably no coincidence…
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Feb 01
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Moon Magic: New Moon in Aquarius

By Blog, Moon Magic
Each New and Full Moon I dig into lunar astrology to write my newsletter and to set the theme for the associated Turtle Journey. I am not an astrologer, but I have enjoyed learning about this one aspect of astrology. I share some of what I am discovering here, along with a bit of magic. The theme I worked with…
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Jan 28
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Episode 105: Yoga to Ignite Your Core

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
We have been on a journey with the wolves, from soothing despair and frustration to recentering to, now, feeling ready to get charged up again. To ignite your core and build strength, try this heat-building yoga practice. If you find balance poses challenging, practice near a wall or have a sturdy chair handy. We are celebrating Imbolc with journey and…
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